Metra is extending its family fares deal, including weekdays, starting this week through Dec. 29. Family fares allow up to three kids age 11 and under to ride free with each adult. Family fares ...

Commuter operator Metra says it is considering the rarely used option of outside financing to address its increasingly urgent ...

Inbound and outbound Metra UPNW trains are stopped near Norwood Park after a train struck a vehicle, killing one person.

Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...

"Extensive" delays along Metra's Rock Island District line were likely after a vehicle was struck by a train on Monday afternoon in south suburban Robbins, the transit agency said. Footage ...

ROBBINS, Ill. (CBS) -- A car was struck by a Metra train in south suburban Robbins Monday afternoon, right before the start of the afternoon rush. Rock Island District Line train 419, scheduled to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train Thursday morning in North Chicago. Metra officials confirmed a male pedestrian was hit and killed by an inbound Union Pacific ...

Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the last year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...

Metra is exploring financing options to address the urgent need to replace its ageing bridge infrastructure in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Metra officials said UPNW train #717 was scheduled ... “We’re waiting for a ride from Wisconsin to come and pick us up.” Officials later confirmed to WGN News that the person in the vehicle ...

New Year’s Eve revelers will once again be able to obtain free rides on Metra, CTA, and Pace system buses and trains, the agencies said. Rides will be available for free on all three systems to ...

The No. 66 bus line is among four lines that passengers can ride for free on New Year’s Eve. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share Leave the car keys at home. The Chicago Transit Agency and Metra are ...